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End of the mash befortransfering to the BK.

Just tasted the beer I brewed for the AHA competition. Its bitter and has an off flavor. I try to brew three of the same recipe with small variations to see differences. I scaled my one barrel recipe to 1/4. When checking my notes I see the acid adjustment was double,(excel error on my part)...

My water report from Ward Labs dated 3/15/2022 states my pH is 8.0. I pull from the Miller plant. Verified with my pH meter at 7.96. Test strips showed greater than 7.5. I saved a comparison sample pulled the same time I pulled the sample for Ward labs. It shows my pH meter is very close...

I use the Mash Calculator from Brewer's Friend. Constantly recirc mash through a HERMS coil in my HLT. Constantly recirc HLT. Temp probes in the HLT, top of the MT and output of the HERMS coil. The HLT to mash temp difference is a function of flow rate in my system but very controllable and...

One of my favorite beers to clone. On my standard rotation.

Not me, I was training Cleveland, working in Chicago and living in Cincinnati. Too busy to have a life!

Cloned Sierra Nevada Beers several times! I think they are best when fresh. Torpedo in a great clone as well. Need to find a good clone for Sumpin!

It is important to keep perspective with your expenditures when brewing wine, beer, or spirits. I look at the cost of purchasing the beverage at a restaurant or bar, then the cost of the grocery store and last of all the cost of homebrewing. If the cost of a 6 gallon bucket is then constdered...

Is it illegal to fish without beer? I know with many sports the spectators are required to consume beer. But for the spectators who do not consume beer, they permit other spectators to consume beer in their place. That's why I always have at least two to help the other spectators who don't...

I have noticed that the flow rate of the recirculation decreases the difference between the mash Tun temperature and the HERMS coil temperature. When increasing the temperature of the mash, the Hearns coil leads the mash temp by 4 or 5°. Because I use a 10 gallon water cooler, [big orange], it...

When I can't drink my home brew I drink something I like almost as well.

About 30 years ago there was a beer called Red Wolf. It became my favorite. As with most beers that don’t sell large quantities they fade away. I liked it so much I decided to try to brew it myself. That was the path to a hobby that has grew to a passion that led the way to years of enjoyment...

Stress over brewing puts stress from work in perspective. And yes, I don't alway see the date of a post. The topic is still applicable.

I have a BCS. I pump the wort from the MT through a herms coil in the HLT and back to the MT. I have temp probes in the top of the MT that measures the grain bed temp at the top, the output of the herms coil and the HLT. I use a second pump to recirculate the water in the HLT to avoid uneven...

FYI, I pull from the Miller plant. I sent a sample to Ward Labs and put the results on Brewers Friend. https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/water-profiles Florence Kentucky Water - 3/2022 If you get your water tested you can add it to the site. Please add the month and year so others will...

Okay! Forget the question. After a few hours of searching and reading all the wheels I found don't address Boil gravity / time in the boil / hop type to provide bittering / flavor / aroma. I think it would need to be a 3D or cube to address just those factors. Nothing I found indicates how to...

Is there a "quick guide" that tells how each current variety of style of hop contributes to beer dependent on when it is added. I know the 75-60 minute additions only the bittering is considered and large amounts of low alpha acids in the first addition can cause grassy taste. The 20, 15, 10 ,5...

I ran out of CO2 once and made a mad ruch to my local HBS. They suggested I purchase a second tank to use with my Beer Gun and when one tank goes out just switch until I can get in for a refill. They also directed me to a local big box liquor store for emergency CO2 tank swaps. (about five...

When using an all grain recipe, Knowing your water profile and adjusting with salt to fit the beer style. If the mash Ph after 10 minutes is high, is there a calculator to tell me how much acid to add?

I've always added the grain the the mash water to avoid lumps. Milling the grain to the Mash Tun then adding the HL sounds great. If you have added the grain to the water how did it work? Always looking for a way to save labor.